Carline reenforcement and load-lifting arrancement



April 2, 1929. c. D. BONSALL 1,707,216

CARLINE REENFORCEMENT AND LOAD LIFTING ARRANGEMENT Filed March 17, 1926 QZ/arzge Patented Apr. 2, 1929.

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..A;-pp1iee. tionifiled. Mareh:.17, 1926. Serial m. 95,425.

In seine cars. the roof. structure comprises root sheets spanning the distance between the opposite side plates with separate or in tcgrel carlines at the juncture of adjacent root sheets. (SQIDGiJllDES theedijeeent nergins oterdjacent roof sheets are so. formed and secured to ther .as. to; perform the d unctions of the usual cerline. These are called integrel cerlines.) The bottoms of the carlines (integral or otherwise) are substanly flush with the lower surface of the roof sheets, melting it impossible to secure a rope or chain to any part of the root, therefore, it is difiicult and cumbersome to move heavy lstdings into, ont of or eronnd in the car.

My invention resides in reinforcing all, or some oil' the cal-lines of an all met-21.1 car roof by means which else constitute asupport for longitudinally extending beams, which beams are used for attaching loading devices.

The hezuns extendlongitudinally of the car. end may span the distance between two adjacent cerline reentorcements or three or more cerlines or, in feet, may etlectively extendthe l '1 length oi the car. llf'l1e heztnis may be positioned in p arallel pairs shown in 1, or inperellel pair .ncomhinat-ion with sin heeins, as shown in Fig. 2., ori in steg'gered relation, es shown in Fig. 3,01" they may be positioned in alignment. various arrangements end combinations (IErllhG cerline reeniorcementsend beams may be devised to suit the requirements of thereilreeds and shippers.

An object of the inventionis to provide web plates to strcng then the cal-lines o'l'nzi milwziy car are to provide KIDS to prevent these web plates from huclding which beams are below and spaced apart from thereof so as to furnish a piece for attaching. aloud ting device.

The invention reenforces the individual cerlinee to s in vertical loads; obtains cooperation h een the adjacent: cerlines to sustain. horizon tel loads; reentorces thereof twining against distortion in ehorizontal plane. The means connecting the. adjacent cerlines are also hennis end providen place to ettech e h'lockmid tackle or rope to rnise the hiding. These connecting means or heanns extend longitudinally of the carso as to provide alerge range ol operation which is particularly advantageous it the leding is 101m such as automobiles.orlreils; furthcl more the wei ht of the sustained ledirm is plied to other The end plate is the end car-line of a railway oer for all intents andpurposes of this invention, therefore, no distinction is made in the. claims therein.

In the drawings:

Figs. 1, 2 and are diegreins showing various arrangements of "applying. the device to a railway car.

d ig. yis a partial cross section of a roof 01 e cerwith my device applied thereto.

Fig. P5 is e section online 5+5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 shows a modified construction.

In the drawings I have shown a somi led ell steel.1netell1c root comr ng epinrelity of sheets .2 spanning thee -stancel)etween the opposite sider phltes 3. (if the car end securedi thereto. .Eaeh sheet isa rov ided with upstandingvweh;portions A i-Lt e oiplpositesieles, which portions are thing d i toward the adjacent root sheets. These laterally extend g flanges of adjacent sheets are secured tone. s-nhstantiellinvertcd. channel, whichsm n perii-orms the tlfildllifkmhhi nsofecarlii These 'uvorted channel sec ens 151MB posi lened el'iove the roof sheets 2 endoeitside (lithe car eothet they net occuipy alny of tl le loeci g space withm thecer. :Theroef sl-iee ts are preterably formed from a rectangular plate und es the inverted channel section decreases in depthtoward the slide (Hi the cent-he laterally extendingwfl, gem-5 his loo-mt .d-ownwe-rid ly to overlmp the web portien 01: the adjacent sheet, h s show-n inF 14. At theeev-e f the certhis downwardly=7ttendingps Yon is bent to ilor-m [an f age 6 WltlCll; is securml to th 0 side plate hy s1 means as the rivet t".

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In illy de' ce a :verticelly disposed web plate 8 is positioned to engage the YWBlJ POl tien 4 of e'roef sheet rendyits upper edge is flanged an d secured to the laterally extending [flanges of the roof sheets hy the selneineans (9) whichsccure the roofsheet flanges together. This plate is preferably;horizontal along-its lower edge (10) so as to obtain. the maximum strengthendgreetest cloerence between the root sheets. and. theloeding beams 11 Withoutreducing the. loading cepecity of the car. i

A oompenion plete 12. (integral or separate) may he used to provide a pair of vertically di )sed plates, each engaging the web portion of the adjacent roof sheets and pref erably provided with upper flanges which are securedv to the laterally extending flanges of the adjacent roof sheets. Each of the pair of plates hasan outwardly projecting flange 13 at its lower edge, which flanges materially strengthenthe plates, vertically and laterally, and also provide means for securing ice tongs to the plates. It is desirable to, secure the bottom portions of these plates together to secure cooperation'between them in resistin g'vertical or horizontal stresses. This may be accomplished by the use of a flat plate 1% secured to both of the outwardly projecting flanges 13 or by an inverted U-shaped memfiguration or may be made of a standard rolled section similar to that illustrated.

Theaccompanying drawings illustrate the preferred form of the invention, though it is to'ibeunderstood that the invention is not limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, as it is obvious that various modifications thereof within the scope of the claims will occur to persons skilled in the art.

I claim: 1. In a railway car, the combination of metallic roof sheets having upstanding web portions with lateral flanges at their side margins, with the lateral flanges of adjacent sheets secured together, avertically disposed plate engaging a web portion of a" sheet and secured to the flange of said sheet, and a beam positioned on each side of said plate and secured thereto. j

. 2. In a railway car, the combination of metallic roof sheets having upstanding web portions w1th lateral flanges at their side margins, with the lateral flanges of adjacent sheets securedv together, a vertically disposed plate engaging a web portion of a sheet and [secured to the flange of said sheet, and a beam positioned on each side of said plate and secured thereto, said beam being located below and spaced from said root sheets.

3. In a railway car, the combination of metallic roof sheets having upstanding web portlons w1th lateral flanges at their side margins, with the lateral flanges of adjacent sheets secured together, a pair of vertically of adjacent sheets, and a beam positioned on each side of said plates and secured thereto.

4. In a railway car, the combination of metallic roof sheets having upstanding web portions with lateral flanges at their side margins, with the lateral flanges of adjacent sheets secured together, a pair of vertically disposed plates, each engaging a web portion of adjacent sheets, and a beam positioned on each side of said plates and secured thereto, said beam being located below and spaced from said roof sheets.

5. In a railway car, the combination of metallic roof sheetshaving upstanding web portions with lateral flanges at their side margins, with the lateral flanges of adjacent sheets secured together, a pair of vertically disposed plates, each engaging a web portion of adjacent sheets, a beam positioned on each side of said plates and secured thereto, and a member connecting the plates and beams together, said beams being located below and spaced from said roof sheets.

6. In a railwr car, the combination of metallic roof sheets having upstanding web portions at their side margins and means to secure the adjacent sheet together, a pair of vertically disposed plates, each engaging a web portion of adjacent sheets, said plates having oppositely projecting flanges at their lower edges, and a beam extending normal to said pair of plates from each side thereof, said beams resting upon said flanges and cured thereto, said beams located below and spaced from said roof sheets.

7. In a railway car, the combination of metallic roof sheets having upstanding web portions at their side margins and means to secure the adjacent sheets together, a pair oi vertically disposed plates, each engaging a web portion of adjacent sheets, said plates having oppositely projecting flanges at their lower edges, a beam extending normal to said pair of plates from each side thereof, said beams resting upon said flanges and secured thereto, said beams located below and spaced from said roof sheets, and a member positioned between said plates and secured to the flanges thereof.

8. In a railway car, the combination 0 l metallic roof sheets having upstanding web portions at their side margins and means to secure the adjacent sheets together, a pair oi vertically disposed spaced apart plates, *ach engaging a web portion of adjacent sheets, said plates having opposite projecting flanges at their lower edges, a beam extending normal to said pair of plates from each side thereof, said beams resting upon said flanges and secured thereto, said beams located below and spaced from said roof sheets, and a member positioned between said plate and g I secured to the flanges and webs thereof. disposed plates, each engaging a web portion CHARLES n. nonsann 

